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LOW NYSE

Lowe's Companies, Inc.
1W: +0.5% 1M: +5.6% 3M: -8.1% YTD: -19.4% 1Y: -18.4% 3Y: +8.8% 5Y: -3.9%
$198.23
+0.01 (+0.01%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±4.4%
$181 $190 $199 $207 $216
NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement · Tech Score Buy · Power 67 · $111.2B mcap · 560M float · 0.562% daily turnover · Short 38% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 72% of companies Debt: 27.4% of company value Bonds: $925.7M held by 411 funds, 76 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $4.12 (down 98%), Lowe's Companies, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $42.02B against a stock market value of $111.22B.
Distance to default 7.89 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-07-31, debt counted $19.95B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 28.1%; Altman Z'' 0.85. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$9.9B +2.5% ▲
5Y CAGR: -2.2%
Capital Expenditures
$2.2B -14.8% ▼
5Y CAGR: +4.3%
Free Cash Flow
$7.7B -0.6% ▼
5Y CAGR: -3.7%
Dividends Paid
$2.6B -2.7% ▼
Buybacks
$211M +94.8% ▲
Net Change in Cash
-$779M -192.7% ▼

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$8.4B$6.4B$7.7B$7.0B$6.7B
Depreciation & Amort.$1.9B$2.0B$1.9B$2.0B$2.2B
Stock-Based Comp.$230M$224M$210M$221M$247M
Change in Working Capital-$1.1B-$2.9B-$2.2B$118M-$112M
Other Non-Cash Items$551M$3.1B$503M$348M$625M
Operating Cash Flow$10.1B$8.6B$8.1B$9.6B$9.9B
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$1.9B-$1.8B-$2.0B-$1.9B-$2.2B
Acquisitions (Net)$113M$491M$100M$177M-$10.1B
Investment Purchases-$3.1B-$1.2B-$1.8B-$1.3B-$1.7B
Investment Sales$3.3B$1.2B$1.7B$1.2B$1.7B
Other Investing-$134M$44M$26M$94M$72M
Investing Cash Flow-$1.6B-$1.3B-$1.9B-$1.7B-$12.3B
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance$2.9B$9.3B$1.9B-$545M$4.4B
Stock Repurchased-$13.0B-$14.1B-$6.1B-$4.1B-$211M
Dividends Paid-$2.0B-$2.4B-$2.5B-$2.6B-$2.6B
Other Financing$126M$146M$120M$117M-$68M
Financing Cash Flow-$12.0B-$7.0B-$6.7B-$7.0B$1.6B
Net Change in Cash-$3.6B$215M-$427M$840M-$779M
Cash End of Period$1.1B$1.3B$921M$1.8B$982M
Free Cash Flow$8.3B$6.8B$6.2B$7.7B$7.7B

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